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A mathematical security framework for efficient data distribution in cloud computing using encrypted erasure-coded block transmission (SecureCloud-EC)

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pp. 2489–2502Vol. 29Issue 6June 2026DOI: 10.47974/JDMSC-2755 Crossmark XML
Received:
01 Nov 2025
Published Online:
20 Jun 2026
Article type:
Research Article
Language:
EN
Article no.:
JDMSC-2755
Pages:
2489–2502

Abstract

Efficient and safe data distribution is one of the pressing problems of current cloud-edge infrastructures, particularly when the networks become heterogeneous, nodes fail, and new security threats emerge. The present paper proposes the introduction of SecureCloud-EC, a novel framework for secure data distribution that combines the principles of erasure coding, block-level encrypted data engines, decentralised exchange of supplements, and lightweight verification of integrity to ensure the high-performance and reliable dissemination of content. The system utilises a (k,m) erasure-coding code to encode files into redundant blocks of coded data, enabling them to be distributed quickly and in parallel, and survive network failures. Coded blocks are also encrypted with a session-based AES key calculated using ECC, which ensures confidentiality during transport and storage.

Keywords

Cloud computingSecure data distributionErasure codingEncrypted block transmissionCloud securityDistributed systems

Subject Classifications

68M1494A6094B6068P2568Q25

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